Arbeitspapier

Trends in firm entry and new entrepreneurship in Canada

Recently released data show downward trends for both the firm entry rate and the rate of new entrepreneurship since the early 1980s in Canada. This paper documents these trends and discusses potential explanations. A shift-share analysis suggests that changes to Canada's industrial and demographic structures cannot explain the long-term downward trends, although population aging accounts for part of the decline in new entrepreneurship since around 2000. The paper also discusses other factors potentially contributing to the downward trends: increased industrial concentration, changing labour market conditions, an increased college wage premium and higher student debt. In-depth analysis of these factors is left for future research.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Bank of Canada Discussion Paper ; No. 2015-11

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
New Firms; Startups
Thema
Firm dynamics
Market structure and pricing
Productivity
Dynamique des entreprises
Structure de marché et fixation des prix
Productivité

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Cao, Shutao
Salameh, Mohanad
Seki, Mai
St-Amant, Pierre
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Bank of Canada
(wo)
Ottawa
(wann)
2015

DOI
doi:10.34989/sdp-2015-11
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Cao, Shutao
  • Salameh, Mohanad
  • Seki, Mai
  • St-Amant, Pierre
  • Bank of Canada

Entstanden

  • 2015

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